Be the Peace

Alive Community Outreach
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A podcast featuring honest conversations with young people, survivors, Peacemakers, and community leaders about violence, nonviolence, and the pursuit of Beloved Community.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago ·  Video

    Byron Scott: The Courage to Choose Peace

    Send us Fan Mail What does it take to walk away from a fight? And how can one moment of courage change the course of a young person’s life? In this episode of Be the Peace, host Josh King sits down with Byron Scott, a Peace Advocate with Alive Community Outreach at Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Byron shares how growing up without a father figure shaped his commitment to mentoring young people and giving back to his community. He reflects on the importance of building relationships with students, helping them recognize their own potential, and creating spaces where they feel heard and valued. Drawing from his work at Northrop, Byron challenges the idea that nonviolence is a sign of weakness. He explains how he encourages students to reconsider what real courage looks like—and why walking away from a fight can require more strength than throwing a punch. He also shares a powerful story about a student who, in a moment of intense conflict, remembered what he had learned through the Peacemaker Academy and chose to prevent violence rather than participate in it. It’s a conversation about courage, mentorship, and the power of nonviolence to transform the choices we make in everyday life. Be the Peace is produced by Alive Community Outreach, cultivating a community of nonviolence through relationships and education. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  2. Oct 21 ·  Video

    Khalid Aboelgassim: Violence Was the Enemy

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when we begin to recognize that the people we’re fighting aren’t necessarily our enemies? In this episode of Be the Peace, host Josh King sits down with Khalid Aboelgassim, a Peacemaker Academy graduate, to explore how learning nonviolence transformed his understanding of anger, conflict, and personal responsibility. Khalid reflects on his experiences with violence and the realization that the people he once fought weren’t the real enemy. As he puts it, “He wasn’t the enemy. Violence was the enemy.” He also shares his plans to work in the correctional system, bringing the principles of nonviolence into a setting where he believes they can make a meaningful difference. It’s a conversation about personal transformation, challenging cycles of violence, and discovering how nonviolence can shape both our lives and the institutions around us. Be the Peace is produced by Alive Community Outreach, cultivating a community of nonviolence through relationships and education. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  3. Oct 14 ·  Video

    Neil Miller: Breaking Generational Cycles

    Send us Fan Mail What does it take to break the cycles we inherit? And how can our own struggles prepare us to make a difference in someone else’s life? In this episode of Be the Peace, host Josh King sits down with Neil Miller, a Peace Advocate with Alive Community Outreach at North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Neil shares his journey through a difficult upbringing, his struggles with alcohol, and his determination to create a different future for his children. As he puts it, “It ran in the family until it ran into me.” Drawing from his experiences, Neil challenges the idea that there are “bad kids,” emphasizing that circumstances don’t define a person’s worth or potential. He also reflects on the importance of listening to young people, building trust, and creating spaces where their voices are heard. It’s a conversation about breaking cycles, recognizing our shared humanity, and becoming the example we once needed. Be the Peace is produced by Alive Community Outreach, cultivating a community of nonviolence through relationships and education. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  4. Oct 7 ·  Video

    Raydin Garrett: Playing My Part

    Send us Fan Mail What begins as an opportunity can sometimes become a way of life. In this episode of Be the Peace, Josh King sits down with Peacemaker Academy graduate Raydin Garrett to talk about how his understanding of peace and nonviolence has continued to shape him beyond high school. Raydin reflects on coming into the Peacemaker Academy somewhat unexpectedly, watching students from five different high schools grow from separate groups into a genuine community, and discovering that the principles he was learning were becoming part of how he approached everyday life. He also shares how courage has pushed him to speak up, take opportunities, and turn his values into action—including a community cleanup following a deadly shooting. For Raydin, peacemaking doesn’t always require money or resources. Sometimes it simply means seeing what is in front of you and “playing my part.” It’s an honest conversation about growth, courage, community, and learning to make nonviolence a way of life. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  5. Sep 30 ·  Video

    Heather Essex-Guy: Finding Pockets of Peace

    Send us Fan Mail Peace doesn’t always mean being able to change someone’s circumstances. Sometimes it means helping them find a pocket of peace in the middle of them. In this episode of Be the Peace, Josh King sits down with Heather Essex-Guy, Alive’s Peace Advocate at Snider High School, to talk about what it means to practice nonviolence alongside young people whose lives may include conflict, instability, and circumstances far beyond what any one person can fix. Heather reflects on the creativity and courage required to respond to violence differently, why nonviolence requires us to “rework our muscles,” and what it means to plant seeds of peace even when we may never see what eventually grows from them. She also shares how she tries to create “pockets of peace” for students—spaces where they can feel safe, supported, and reminded that what they are experiencing right now does not have to define what comes next. It’s a conversation about resilience, relationships, the practice of nonviolence, and finding ways to build peace even when we cannot fix everything. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  6. Sep 23 ·  Video

    Naima Esters: Learning to Live Nonviolence

    Send us Fan Mail Naima Esters didn’t initially see herself as someone who belonged in the Peacemaker Academy. In her words, she thought of herself as a “bad kid.” But what began as a summer program became something much deeper—a journey that changed how she understood violence, herself, and the kind of person she wanted to become. In this episode of Be the Peace, Josh King sits down with Naima to talk about growing from one of Alive’s early Peacemakers into a young leader helping others navigate many of the same struggles she has faced. Naima reflects on learning that nonviolence is about far more than stopping fights. It also means confronting the violence we carry within ourselves, learning to recognize our own worth, choosing healing over the need to prove something, and putting the principles of nonviolence into practice when life actually tests them. She also speaks candidly about the profound impact Peacemakers has had on her life, the adults who modeled a different way of being, the future she hopes to create for her own family, and her conversations with other young people about guns, fear, retaliation, and the cycles of loss that continue from one person to another. It’s an honest conversation about growth, healing, internal nonviolence, and what it means to become the peace you want to see around you. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  7. Sep 21 ·  Video

    Angelo Mante, Part Two: Building Beloved Community

    Send us Fan Mail On this International Day of Peace, Be the Peace continues with a conversation about what it means not simply to reduce violence, but to actively build peace. In Part Two of Josh King’s conversation with Alive founder and Executive Director Angelo Mante, the story moves from the beginnings of Alive to what it looks like to put nonviolence into practice. Angelo reflects on the creation and growth of the Peacemaker Academy, the changes Alive has seen in Fort Wayne Community Schools, and why reducing violence is not the same thing as building peace. He and Josh explore Dr. King’s vision of Beloved Community, the Six Principles of Kingian Nonviolence, and what it means to embrace nonviolence not simply as a tactic, but as a way of life. The conversation closes with the source of Angelo’s greatest hope: young people discovering that they are not simply leaders of the future—they are leaders right now. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  8. Sep 13 ·  Video

    Angelo Mante, Part One: The Story Behind Alive Community Outreach

    Send us Fan Mail Ten years ago, the murder of Angelo Mante’s cousin Nick changed the direction of his life. In the series premiere of Be the Peace, host Josh King sits down with Angelo, founder and Executive Director of Alive Community Outreach, for the first of a two-part conversation about the experiences that brought him back home to Fort Wayne and ultimately led to the creation of Alive. Their conversation explores violence and nonviolence, the roots beneath violence in our communities, Kingian Nonviolence, and the pursuit of Beloved Community. Part Two arrives September 21. Learn more about Be the Peace and watch the full video episode at alivefw.org/bethepeace. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  9. Sep 4 ·  Video

    Be the Peace Podcast | Official Trailer

    Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be the peace? This podcast features honest conversations with young people, survivors, Peacemakers, and community leaders about violence, nonviolence, and the pursuit of Beloved Community. Premieres September 13, 2026. Be the Peace is a podcast from Alive Community Outreach. Learn more: alivefw.org/bethepeace Follow Alive: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

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A podcast featuring honest conversations with young people, survivors, Peacemakers, and community leaders about violence, nonviolence, and the pursuit of Beloved Community.

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  • Creator
    Alive Community Outreach
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Alive Community Outreach
  • Show Website
    Be the Peace

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